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Posted on May 23, 2020 by admin

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Posted in annual native woodland plant, Biological control of garlic mustard, Buckthorn Berry Characteristics, Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Control Methods, Buckthorn Identification, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Garlic Mustard, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Native Woodland Plants, Non native invasive plants | Tagged Buckthorn Blaster, Doug Tallamy Books, Facebook, Minnesota Women's Woodland Network, Minnesota Woodland Owners Weekend, native plant webinar, North American Invasive Species Management Association | Leave a comment

Winter Plant Identification

Posted on October 29, 2014 by admin

Walking through our woods to practice tree & shrub bud ID several winters ago, I became curious about the dried up plants I spotted. Laziness was my real motivator. If I knew which plants were the “bad chaps”, I could bag and destroy their seed heads … Continue reading →

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Buckthorn Workshop in Faribault at RBNC on 4-1-14

Posted on March 19, 2014 by admin

For anyone in SE Minnesota interested in control of buckthorn and other non-native plants plan on joining me at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault on the evening of April 1, 2014 for their Lectures in Nature series. I will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Control Methods, Buckthorn Identification, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Cut-stump buckthorn removal method, Habitat Restoration, How to Identify Buckthorn in Your Woodland, Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Non native invasive plants, Winter Identification of Buckthorn | Tagged Buckthorn BlasterTM herbicide applicator, buckthorn control methods, Invasive species removal, restore native plant habitat, River Bend Nature Center | Comments Off

Best method to deal with the berries of non-native invasive buckthorn?

Posted on January 26, 2014 by admin

In many old-growth buckthorn infestations, buckthorn berries have been dropping for years creating a significant seed bank that will germinate like crazy when the buckthorn canopy is removed and sunlight reaches the woodland understory (see NOTE below). Trying to haul … Continue reading →

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Don’t Know – Don’t Plant! How Non-Native Invasive Plants Spread

Posted on January 8, 2014 by admin

Years ago my dear sister shared a plant with me that she uprooted her garden. “I don’t know what it is but it’s really pretty when the purple flowers bloom along the stalk”. So I planted the specimen in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Native Woodland Plants, Non native invasive plants | Tagged barberry, buckthorn, buckthorn control in Minnesota, burning bush, Campanula rapunculoides, Creeping/European bellflower, honeysuckle, How Non-Native Invasive Plants Spread, Inc., infested natural areas, Landscape Restoration, local origin plants, native plants, native woodland habitats, non-native bellflower, non-native invasive plants | Leave a comment

Another Good Reason to Get Rid of Buckthorn – Maple Syrup

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

This is the final outcome of our 2013 maple sap harvest: Being able to harvest maple syrup is another good reason to control buckthorn in an oak-maple-basswood forest.

Posted in Buckthorn Control, Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Non native invasive plants | Tagged control buckthorn, good reason to control buckthorn, harvest maple syrup | Leave a comment

Buckthorn Blasters Products for Sale in Plymouth, MN

Posted on April 9, 2013 by admin

The City of Plymouth (MN) is holding their annual Yard & Garden Expo this weekend, April 12 – 13, 2013. This is a really fun event with something for everyone. Get more details at their web site link: http://www.plymouthmn.gov/index.aspx?page=542&recordid=1702 Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Biological control of garlic mustard, Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Control Methods, Buckthorn Identification, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Canada Thistle control, Cut-stump buckthorn removal method, Garlic Mustard, Garlic mustard control options, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Native Plant Species, Non native invasive plants | Tagged buckthorn control products, Buckthorn Field ID Guide, Canada thistle, cut-stump treatment of buckthorn, free advice on controlling buckthorn and garlic mustard, glyphosate herbicide, honeysuckle, Inc., Landscape Restoration, native plants to replace buckthorn, non-native invasive plants, non-native shrubs, Plymouth Yard & Garden Expo, purple loosestrife | Leave a comment

Black Knot Fungus Looks Like a Burned Marshmallow on a Twig

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

While walking through a woodland, have you ever noticed the occasional black stuff on twigs that resembles burned marshmallows? A fellow master naturalist suggested the black stuff looks like scat on a stick. The black stuff is neither of these but rather a … Continue reading →

Posted in Black knot fungus removal, Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Identification, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Habitat Restoration, How to Identify Buckthorn in Your Woodland, Native Plant Species, native species, Native Woodland Plants, Non native invasive plants, Winter Identification of Buckthorn | Tagged American wild plum, black cherry, black knot fungus, buckthorn, buckthorn identification, choke-cherry, kill buckthorn, native trees, prunus genus, woodland health | Leave a comment

Buckthorn Replacement & Ground Cover

Posted on October 1, 2012 by admin

The fall colors of many native woodland plants are beginning to peak and native woodbine and Virginia creeper are no exception. It may be fun to compare their fall color in the photos below to photos taken earlier this season in our 6-27-12 blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Buckthorn Control, Buckthorn Control Methods, Buckthorn Replacement Plants, Habitat Restoration, Native Plant Species, native species, Native vines to replace buckthorn removal site, Native woodland ground covers, Native Woodland Plants, Photos of blooming native MN plants, Vining species | Tagged edible berries for our native birds, frill cut buckthorn, kill buckthorn and maintain your privacy, native vining ground cover, native woodbine and Virginia creeper, native woodland plants, stop buckthorn berry production, use dead buckthorn as a natural trellis, What's that Plant in My Woodland | Leave a comment

How to Identify Buckthorn in Your Woodland

Posted on September 27, 2012 by admin

The cooler temperatures of fall make it a great season to work on removing buckthorn. Many of our native trees and shrubs change leaf color and begin dropping their leaves in fall. This provides the buckthorn novice with better odds … Continue reading →

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